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Yves (male)

Variants:Ivo (M) Ivon (M) Iwo (M)
Feminine form:Yvette (F) Yvonne (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

Old French Breton name, uncommon in Britain, from a Germanic name Ivo representing "the yew tree".
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